American Literature as World Literature

For better or worse, America lives in the age of "worlded" literature. Not the world literature of nations and nationalities considered from most powerful and wealthy to the least. And not the world literature found with a map. Rather, the worlded literature of individuals crossing borders, mixing stories, and speaking in dialect. Where translation struggles to be effective and background is itself another story. The "worlded" literature of the multinational corporate publishing industry where the global market is all. The essays in this collection, from some of the most distinguished figures in American studies and literature, explore what it means to consider American literature as world literature.>

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey R Di Leo, Jeffrey R. Di Leo, Jeffrey R. (University of Houston-Victoria Di Leo
• Assisted by: Thomas Oliver Beebee (Editor), Jeffrey R. Di Leo (Editor), Jeffrey R. (University of Houston-Victoria Di Leo (Editor), Jeffrey R. Di Leo (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781501332272
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-3227-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Literatures as World Literatur; Literatures as World Literature; Literatures as World Literature; Literatures as World Literatur
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism